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Carrigeen Hill is the 1158th highest place in Ireland. Carrigeen Hill is the second most westerly summit in the Dublin/Wicklow area. Carrigeen Hill is the third highest point in county Kildare.Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1144/?PHPSESSID=4tn8g1q05sss77gkk9ejupaf50

When we climbed this hill (in early June) there was a large herd of young bulls (40+) in the first field. They seemed very agitated by our presence and only a feeble electric fence separated us from them on our walk up the track. A local farmer approached us when on the track (not the landowner) and warn us about the bulls. It is perhaps better to leave this hill until the winter when livestock are less likely to be present. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1144/comment/16097/

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Straight forward climb

by Fergalh 1 Mar 2014

Take first left off R747 and proceed to where concrete road is the first turn on right hand side. Park here (S84847 89177A) and walk up concrete road to where it turns left. Than after going over gate follow track to the top. There is a large area at the top fenced off for a mass in the year 200 and a large stone with the names of the participants is there.

The inscription on the 'Jubilee Stone' erected up top in the year 2000 appears to indicate that Carrigeen Hill is also known locally as Hughestown Hill. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1144/comment/19587/

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Picture from eamonoc : View to Blackstairs from Carrigeen Hill

Picture: View to Blackstairs from Carrigeen Hill

Safe Ringfort

by eamonoc 11 Feb 2014

Once again following Fergalh, I left Baltinglass on the R747 then almost immediately straight onto the L3280 after approx 800mts took a right turn up a narrow country road to reach point A, I drove up the concrete road to S846 892B. I was able to park here beside two gates, room for one car here. I hopped over a gate and followed an obvious farm access track to another gate, and into a large grassy field full of sheep, summit is just up to the right here. The remains of an old ring fort are here with the large commemorative stone as mentioned by Fergalh. This area is fenced off with crash barriers. Fine views in all directions. This top is in the middle of mature farmland, there was no one about to ask about access. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1144/comment/15846/